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The Sky and the Forest

C. S. Forester

Entered Sep 5, 1948 · 3 weeks on the list, last seen Sep 26, 1948

Book Power
10.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#10
1 week there · Sep 12, 1948
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
3
September 1948 – September 1948

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
C. S. Foresterprimary100%10.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 12, 1948 on the timeline →
  1. #1Shannon's WayA. J. Cronin
  2. #2The Naked and the DeadNorman Mailer
  3. #3The Loved OneEvelyn Waugh
  4. #4The Heart of the MatterGraham Greene
  5. #5MelissaTaylor Caldwell
  6. #6Tomorrow Will Be BetterBetty Smith
  7. #7Lace CurtainEllin Berlin
  8. #8Pilgrim's InnElizabeth Goudge
  9. #9The Golden HawkFrank Yerby
  10. #10The Sky and the ForestC. S. Forester

The #1 bestsellers of 1948

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